Church With Modern Conveniences

In the main square of Maastricht stands two impressive churches.  The one on the left is Sint Janskerk, a Protestant church, and the one on the right is Sint Servaas, a Catholic church.

We couldn't go in Sint Janskerk, but we decided to take a better look at Sint Servaas.  We began to walk around the perimeter, where we discovered parts of the church actually spread "over" the roads to join the neighboring buildings.

One of the main doors was actually quite small, and you couldn't see most of the church while entering it.

Once inside the church, we pay a visit to the courtyard.

Bram and the giant bell.

The church had a very impressive treasury, with some items dating back many centuries.

This was a pretty neat old item - it is a combination safe!

Weird horns, with feet.

The church also had many impressive relics.  This St. Nicolas' tooth.

Proof Santa is real...

A very impressive relic - a mandible!

The arm of a saint.  A point if you can guess which one.

A neat sculpture featuring Jesus sitting on Mary's lap, and Mary sitting on St. Anne's lap.

A modern church, with modern conveniences.

Inside, the very impressive stained glass windows.

On one of the facades of the church, the statues and door have been repainted.  This is what many of the cathedrals used to look like (including Notre Dame!) before the paint faded away!

The floor had representations of several of the ancient great cities.

Jerusalem

Constantinople

The interior was recently repainted as well, showing how this cathedral, and others, used to look like when they were first constructed.

Some of the modern stained glass, replacing windows that did not survive the centuries.